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RECAPPING THE PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY’S 2022 INTERNATIONAL MEET

Given its origins and long-standing significance as a Native American and Colonial era crossroads still frequented today by motorists plying the Massachusetts Turnpike, Interstate 84 and historic U...
By story, “deep” captions by GREGG D. MERKSAMER
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Watch Your Language!

Funeral service is not alone in seeing changes to the terminology we use every day. Just like airline stewardesses have become “flight attendants,” secretaries have become “administrative assistant...
By By Curtis D. Rostad, CFSP
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Three Ways to Supercharge Your Funeral Home with Technology

One of the bright spots to life on the road in the funeral profession undoubtedly is the sheer amount of exposure I’ve been able to receive from a variety of individuals across the country. Not onl...
By Andy Buckman
In Articles
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Improving Celebration of Life Service Opportunities: Leveraging Proven Strategies from the Hospitality Industry

Digital transformation has become somewhat of an overused term these days, but deathcare professionals cannot dismiss the important role that new technology will play in serving families in the fut...
By Bill Williams
In Articles
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Hunting Like a Hawk in a New Era of Funeral Economics

Settling Into the New Routine The funeral industry was one that was rocked by COVID. It was one of the industries that felt the greatest impacts and the greatest disruptions. Everyone in the fune...
By Danielle Thacker
In Articles
Monday, September 26, 2022

Eagle’s Wings Air Meeting the Challenges of Yesterday and Today

To say times continue to be challenging in managing the air transportation of human remains on behalf of their funeral service customers would be an understatement. Those profound, historic challen...
By Frank Kaiser and Dave McComb
In Articles
Monday, September 26, 2022

Beginning the Monument and Memorialization Conversation

Getting Started When a family arranges a funeral for a loved one, it’s unreasonable to expect them to have the knowledge base to understand fully what products and services are available. On avera...
By Jay Kown
In Articles
Monday, September 26, 2022
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How to Recruit and Retain Top Talent for Your Funeral Business

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The Cornerstone of Success: Providing the Best Culture, Incentives and Opportunities for Employees

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MENTORING: A Mutually Beneficial Relationship

MENTOR, BRYANT HIGHTOWER How do you create a successful mentor and mentee relationship? The foundation of a successful mentor-mentee relationship is built on mutual trust. Mutual trust is essenti...

Sabbatical: Gratitude in Action

First, let’s start with a short intro on who Kris Seale is and then meander our way forward in time to the year 2024 when 260 of his 518 employees took a 30-day sabbatical. Yep – you read that righ...

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When you think of innovation and cutting-edge tools, the funeral industry might not be the first thing that comes to mind. This is an industry steeped in tradition, where personal connection, empat...